Goldstone v. Bloomfield Township Public Library

Imposing a bizarre semantical construct on Const 1963, art 8, § 9, and ignoring the circumstances surrounding its ratification, the majority’s decision in this case divests Michigan citizens who reside in a town that does not have a library of their constitutional right to borrow books from other *570libraries. Despite the clear mandate from the people of this state that libraries “shall be available to all residents of the state,” Const 1963, art 8, § 9, the majority decides that as long as libraries are “generally” available, the constitutional obligation is fulfilled. The majority accomplishes…